Bring birthday joy, one project at a time.
Looking for a meaningful way to give back? Birthday Wishes offers fun, hands-on service projects for individuals, families, schools, and organizations. Every project helps bring the joy of a birthday celebration to children experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity.
Please contact us before starting a project so we can share our current highest-need items and guidelines.
Our Birthday-in-a-Box program delivers everything a caregiver needs to celebrate their child’s birthday from party supplies and cake mix to decorations and gifts, all packed in a brightly wrapped box. You can help by building full boxes or by purchasing and wrapping specific high-need gifts that go directly into our program.
How it works:
Contact us for our current list of highest-need items and detailed instructions.
Gather a group and either build at least 10 Birthday-in-a-Box kits or purchase and wrap individual gifts from our needs list.
Schedule a time with Birthday Wishes staff to drop them off at our Sudbury, MA or Hicksville, NY office.
Share your commitment to Birthday Wishes with your friends and associates by hosting a virtual or in-person event at your home, office or in your community. Below are some ideas of how you can make an impact!
Start a virtual fundraiser to help raise funds and awareness for Birthday Wishes mission. With a few simple clicks, you can start a campaign to share with your network. A virtual fundraiser offers unparalleled accessibility and reach, allowing people from all over the world to participate and contribute regardless of their location or physical limitations.
Celebrate you birthday by providing a homeless child with a birthday party. Donating your birthday to Birthday Wishes will allow us to provide birthday parties for kids and families currently in homeless shelters. Create your own unique fundraising page and goal to send to friends and family! Get started.
Raise funds by washing cars or selling pizza slices, candy, or baked goods at a school, sporting, or community event. Take the money you raise and make a monetary donation to Birthday Wishes, or go on a Birthday Wishes shopping spree for much needed gifts!
Each month, Birthday Wishes distributes thousands of toys, gift cards, and party supplies to shelters. You can help by hosting a drive in your school, workplace, or community.
How it works:
Contact us for our list of highest-need items.
Plan when and where your drive will happen.
Promote it with posters, social media, and word of mouth.
Collect & Deliver brand-new, unwrapped items to our office or promote an Amazon Wishlist to have them ship directly to our office.
Decide on what to collect – contact us for our most needed toy and party items. Make sure all items are brand new and in original packaging.
Decide when you will hold your drive and how long it will last.
Decide where it will be held (your school, church or temple, local business or special event).
Let everyone know what you are collecting and who your drive is benefiting.
Post signs with collection details around your school, church or temple, business or event.
Use social media to spread the word.
Send an article to your local newspaper – many publications welcome nonprofit events/programs.
Find a few large cardboard boxes and wrap them in fun birthday-themed paper or request collection boxes from Birthday Wishes. Attach a sign including all the details of your drive including the Birthday Wishes logo!
Schedule your drop-off.
A Birthday Wishes service project is a meaningful way to celebrate your Bar or Bat Mitzvah, Confirmation, or other milestone.
Ideas include:
Asking guests to bring a toy or donate in lieu of gifts.
Designing party décor that can be donated afterward.
Hosting a Birthday-in-a-Box Build Out or supply drive with family and friends.
Contact us today to get our current list of highest-need items and start your project. Whether you build, fundraise, collect, or celebrate, you’ll help bring birthday joy to a child who needs it most.
